Opinion: Conspiracy Theories and the Pied Pipers of Hate

The slide into a bizarre world of believing conspiracy theories and voicing openly toxic and bigoted views took place slowly over the last decade whilst many of us were not able to fathom how quickly and extensively social media had taken charge of our lives. As the Founder and previous Director of Tell MAMA, which […]

Germany: Refugee employment and integration going ‘pretty well’

A growing number of migrants are finding jobs in Germany, according to data released on Tuesday that will give heart to supporters of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to let in hundreds of thousands of war refugees since 2015. Figures last week also showed that German companies have managed to attract more apprentices to on-the-job training […]

Dame Louise Casey States that Integration is Not A ‘Two Way Street’

Speaking at the Communities and Local Government Committee today, Dame Louise Casey made the case for the findings of her review into opportunity and integration which took over 14 months to complete. Speaking with a sense of purpose, Casey suggested that “integration was not a two way street”, and that in fact she saw it […]

Casey Review Highlights a Number of Alarming Areas Around the Lack of Integration

Dame Louise Casey’s long awaited report has highlighted a number of alarming areas and with one predominant feature. That at the heart of Government, a more robust and focussed approach needs to be taken on integration policies which have been previously ticked off by successive Governments by sponsoring interfaith work, as though the ‘tea and […]

Casey Report Findings Will Take a Wide Look At Integration Issues

The Louise Casey review of the state of integration within communities in the United Kingdom may well be launched soon and in the coming months. The Government’s Integration Czar, she has taken a measured, yet honest view based on hard evidence of what is impacting on communities in the United Kingdom. Some of the focus […]

Tensions rise in Germany’s Turkish diaspora, mirroring splits in Turkey

Ercan Karakoyun has long played a prominent role in Berlin’s Turkish community, promoting education and dialogue among Muslims and Germans of other faiths. Now, however, whenever he can, Karakoyun avoids the bustling streets where many Turks live in the German capital. He says he has received six death threats via email and Facebook that are being […]

How Trevor Phillips misrepresented ICM’s poll on British Muslims

After much fanfare, What British Muslims Really Think, aired on Channel 4 last night, hosted by Trevor Phillips. It promised “an extensive and rigorous survey to get a better understanding of British Muslims’ attitudes to living in Britain and British institutions”; but did it deliver on its promise? One major problem was the arguments put

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Facebook Post by non-Muslim Debunks the ‘Muslims Don’t Want to Wish a Merry Christmas’

Now, we know that this is not about hate crime work and anti-Muslim hatred, though this work also brings out the most beautiful and tender stories of compassion and care between people and which need to be highlighted when so much news is negative. This was a Facebook post that we received from someone and

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Raising the Need to Tackle anti-Muslim Bigotry & Reporting It In

The Director of Faith Matters and TELL MAMA, Fiyaz Mughal, spoke at the Big Iftar event, organised by Innovate Walsall, and raised the issue of social justice being closely entwined with Islam. The Director stated that this being the case, it was imperative that Muslims play their part in countering hate, intolerance and injustice against […]

Volunteers needed for our London Office

If you share our belief in the importance of integration, tackling hate crimes and extremism and in developing cohesive communities, then we would like to hear from you. You may also believe in the value of fostering inter-faith dialogue and if you want to volunteer, we have our opportunities in our London office. We are currently accepting […]